Steve was born in Austin, Texas, on June 3, 1943, a son of the late Elinor (Wili) and Earl Ascher. Steve graduated from Salina High School in 1961 and from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1965 with a BA in Chemistry. While at KWU, he met a cute brunette in German class and eventually got up the nerve to ask her for a date. On July 30, 1966, he married Ruth Marie Schenck in Holly, Colorado. Ste...

Beatrice L. “Bea” Cole, age 86, of Abilene passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Village Manor in Abilene. She was born August 23, 1933 in Galeton, PA the daughter of Charles and Filide (Meucci) Osani. She graduated High School in Galeton and on June 25, 1955 she was united in marriage to Lewis W. Cole. To this union two sons were born. Lewis worked for Combustion Engineering and the fami...

James Leo "Jim" Armer, Jr., 61, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 1:55 p.m., Friday, August 7th, while in the company of family members, at his sister's home. James was born in Kingman, Kansas on November 28, 1958, a son of Wilma Jean (Mishler) and James Leo Armer. Jim attended Windom Elementary School, Windom, Kansas and Little River High School, Little River, Kansas. Jim was a truck driv...

John Delbert Brockway, 77, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Thursday, July 30th, 2020 at Via Christi Village, Wichita, Kansas. John was born in Beloit, Kansas on February 17, 1943, a son of Ruth Arelyn (Dunckley) and Arthur Delbert Brockway. John attended Barnard Elementary School, and graduated from Barnard High School, Barnard, Kansas in 1961. John Delbert Brockway was un...

Sister Ann Glatter died August 8, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS. She was 91 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years. She was born in Amherst, NE on March 28, 1929 to Vincent and Anna Franke Glatter, the fifth of seven children, and was baptized Mary Alice. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS on February 2, 1948. On August 15, 1948, Mary Alice received the habi...

Avis Charlene Isaac was born July 28, 1938 in Mankato, KS to Charles and Geraldine (Chase) Andrews, the second of six children. She passed away from this temporary earthly life on August 6, 2020 in Salina, KS. She was proceeded in death by her parents, a sister Karen Rathbun, a brother Charles (Junior) Andrews Jr. and a sister, Etta who died at birth. Avis is survived by a daughter Sandy Felle...

Mary Joyce Klotzbach, 86, died Aug. 6, 2020. She was born May 23, 1934 in Salina, the daughter of Elric and Geraldine (Lavoie) Dandurand. She was a dance teacher for over 40 years. A charter member of Catholic Daughters and a member of Ladies of Columbus and the St. Mary’s Ladies Guild. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Marion “Mick”. She is survived by her children: Cindy (Bri...

Suzanne Layne, 84, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 9:48 p.m., Thursday, August 6th, peacefully, at Cedars Health Care Center. Suzanne was born in Elmira, New York on August 18, 1935, a daughter of Virginia (Stevens) and Donald Eugene Balcom. Suzanne attended schools in upstate New York. Suzanne was a member of the St. Anne's Episcopal Church, McPherson, Kansas. She was a devoted wife,...

Thelma Marie Rowden, 88, of Salina, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 7th, 2020. Thelma was born in Schoenchen, Kansas on November 18, 1931, a daughter of the late Ann (Jacobs) and Anastasies Werth. She was a seamstress for Sheffield's, a homemaker while the children were young, and worked at Tony's Pizza after the kids were grown. Survivors include three daughters, Jodi Agin, (Jim), of ...

Elizabeth “Betty” Saunders, age 90, died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was born on July 20, 1930 in Clyde, KS to W. Robert & Grace (Johnson) Parrish. She married Chester L. Saunders, Sr. on July 20, 1946 at the Four Square Parsonage in Concordia, KS. He preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 2005. Betty owner/operated the Yellow Cab & E.F.D...